On Saturday 6th July, Gloucester Civic Trust is launching Gloucester’s first poetry cafe. Local poets from across the county are coming together for a morning of poetry in St Michael’s Tower. The event which kicks off at 11 am until 12 noon is a free event...

Saturday, 22 June at 11.00 am at St Michael’s Tower Christine Morgan of Gloucester Civic Trust will be entertaining us with a very interesting talk entitled “Welcome to Gloucester”! Christine says: “A wide variety of people, from kings and...

SATURDAY 15 JUNE at 11am, at St Michael’s Tower: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FRED ARCHER – A GLOUCESTERSHIRE SPORTING HERO Born in 1857, Fred Archer was once the most celebrated jockeys in England. At over 5 foot 8 inches, he was unusually tall for a jockey. Much of...

On Saturday 1st June at 11.30 am in St Michael’s Tower Gloucester Civic Trust will be screening some rare film footage. Two films will be shown each lasting about 20 minutes. One film is taken in 1948 and the other film in 1949. Both films are of...

Monday, 1st April sees the start of our new Civic Trust season: There’s a City Walk on Easter Monday at 11.30 am which leaves from outside St. Michael’s Tower. So if you’re looking to walk off all those Easter eggs this is a great way of doing it! Then the City Walks...

Saturday 1st June at 11.30: “Longford in Old Film”. The “premier” of a film found in an attic! The film clips show the Longford area in the late 1940’s. 2 x 15 minute films to be screened at 11.30. One screening only. Free – but please call the Tower on...

GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST Autumn/Winter public talks – 2012/2013 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 THE Forest of Dean is a place to enjoy the Spring bluebells, a Summer picnic or the Autumn colours – yet it also has a long and rich history. The first talk in our new series...